Largest solar project in Milwaukee history unveiled at MKE
It sits atop a capped landfill on city property. Share Updated: 6:40 PM CDT Mar 16, 2021
Largest solar project in Milwaukee history unveiled at MKE
It sits atop a capped landfill on city property. Share Updated: 6:40 PM CDT Mar 16, 2021
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Show Transcript HOW DO WE USE THIS LAND THAT WE CAN’T USE FOR OTHER PURPOSES THAT QUESTION ONE YEAR AGO BUT TO THIS A LANDFILL TRANSFORMED INTO MILWAUKEE’S LARGEST SOLAR ENERGY FARM MILWAUKEE’S LARGEST EVER SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE MANY MANY SOLAR PANELS THERE THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE WE ENERGIES AND THE HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT REFUELING WING OF THE WISCONSIN NATIONAL GUARD USED COVER NINE. RIVERS NEAR MILWAUKEE’S MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION AS WELL AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BOTH GROW THE ECONOMY AND TO PROTECT THEIR ENVIRONMENT THIS MILWAUKEE SOLAR FARM HAS THE CAPABILIT
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Solar deployment in the U.S. reached a record 19.2 GW of solar capacity last year, a volume expected to quadruple by 2030, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Report released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables on Tuesday.
Residential solar deployment, initially impacted by the pandemic, reached a record 3.1 GW in 2020, up 11% from 2019. Utility solar also had its largest year on record, installing nearly 14 GW or 65% more annual capacity additions than in 2019.
WoodMac forecast an 18% growth in 2021 over 2020 distributed solar installations, partly driven by increasing consumer interest in [distributed solar and solar-plus-storage] products for resilience needs, following the Texas winter storms, Michelle Davis, senior analyst at WoodMac, said in an email.
Published: 17 Mar 2021, 13:51
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Funding for rooftop solar on public buildings received a significant boost as part of the government’s £1 billion Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, released today.
Within the strategy, £932 million has been allocated for the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, which will see 429 projects around England receive funding. This will be used for a number of measures, including the installation of rooftop solar, storage and heat pumps.
“While reaching our climate targets will require extensive change across our economy, we must do so in a way that protects jobs, creates new industries and attracts inward investment - without pushing emissions and business abroad,” said energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng.
Future looks bright for US solar
Solar PV again made the greatest contribution to new capacity last year, and the probable extension of policy incentives will help the sector thrive
The US solar industry installed over 19GW of capacity in 2020 and is on track to add a further 324GW by 2031 to reach a total of 419GW, according to analysis by the US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and consultancy Wood Mackenzie.
Solar PV accounted for the greatest contribution to power generation capacity in the US for the second successive year due to falling costs and ongoing policy incentives.
The 2031 forecast is based only on already-announced policies and could therefore be an underestimate. If the Biden administration legislates for more long-term incentives, which would be in line with its prioritisation of the climate agenda, the estimates would increase further.
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